| Cherwell | |
|---|---|
 The Cherwell at Magdalen Bridge, Oxford | |
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| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Counties | Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire |
| Towns | Banbury |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Hellidon, Daventry, Northamptonshire |
| • coordinates | 52°12′23″N 1°14′49″W / 52.20639°N 1.24694°W |
| • elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
| Mouth | River Thames |
• location | Oxford, Oxfordshire |
• coordinates | 51°44′32″N 1°14′54″W / 51.74222°N 1.24833°W |
• elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Length | 40 mi (64 km) |
| Basin size | 943 km2 (364 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Oxford |
| • average | 7.2 m3/s (250 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Enslow Mill |
| • average | 3.84 m3/s (136 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Banbury |
| • average | 1.05 m3/s (37 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | River Ray |
| • right | Sor Brook, River Swere, Mill Lane brook |
The River Cherwell (/ˈtʃɑːrwɛl/ CHAR-wel or /ˈtʃɜːrwɛl/ CHUR-wel) is a tributary of the River Thames in central England. It rises near Hellidon, Northamptonshire and flows southwards for 40 miles (64 km) to meet the Thames at Oxford in Oxfordshire.[1]
The river gives its name to the Cherwell local government district and Cherwell, an Oxford student newspaper.
- ^ Jean Stone (28 February 2014). River Cherwell. Amberley Publishing Limited. pp. 6–9. ISBN 978-1-4456-3450-0.